Includes the discontinued book series
Thermophysical Properties of Matter The TPRC Data Series
Purdue Press Release
https://www.purdue.edu/uns/html4ever/031006.Mason.CINDAS.html
Purdue News
October 6, 2003
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Searchable, electronic databases created by a West Lafayette-based company will give engineers and scientists access to almost a half-century's worth of materials properties data assembled by Purdue University.
"This data is considered to be the most complete collection of its kind in the world," said Joseph Hornett, the foundation's senior vice president and treasurer. "It will allow engineers, researchers and other scientists to perform comparative analysis of different materials, optimize material selection and ensure material compatibility, resulting in safer, more reliable designs."
"Purdue published more than 1,000 of the 13 volume sets (17,000 pages per set)," said Frank Mason, president of CINDAS LLC. "They sold quickly and, since then, Purdue has received numerous requests to post the information electronically."
"This electronic database of critically evaluated data will become essential for product designers," Mason said. "How is heat transferred through the material? How does it cool down? When researchers need to know how different materials react under varying conditions, they want the best available data at their fingertips."
"The MPMD is a unique source of reliable materials properties data and supports leading-edge packaging design and manufacturing, selecting materials and performing compatibility checks," Mason said.
CINDAS LLC will continue to update and expand the databases. The information for the updates and expansion will come from materials data collected during Purdue's collaboration with the U.S. Department of the Defense from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s. During that time, Purdue's CINDAS operated five Information Analysis Centers for the Department of the Defense. Funded with millions of federal dollars, these centers analyzed the thermophysical, mechanical and electronic properties of high-temperature materials, ceramics, metals and metal matrix composites.
Access to the data may be purchased or leased. The data will be provided on CD-ROM or as a Web-based service. Leased databases will be updated automatically with additional information that CINDAS LLC plans to incorporate into its existing products. The company's Web page is located at https://www.cindasdata.com.
Writer: Jeanine Phipps, (765) 496-3133; jeanine@purdue.edu
Frank Mason, (765) 746-2039, mason@cindasdata.com; P.O. Box 3814, West Lafayette, IN 47996-3814
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
